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On Thursday, the Chicago Bears re-signed offensive lineman Theo Benedet to a one-year, $1 million deal. The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain was the first to report. Benedet, an exclusive-rights free agent, was originally an undrafted free agent by the Bears in 2024 after playing at the University of British Columbia. He was also a second-round pick […]
When Rashid Shaheed was traded from the New Orleans Saints to the Seattle Seahawks at the deadline, the Saints were 2-8 and the Seahawks were 6-2. Fortunes flipped for the lightning-quick receiver and return specialist, going from a team that had never made the playoffs since he entered the league in 2022 to playing for […]
Good evening! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Local links Study up before your next trip to the watercooler. Former Jaguars playing in Super Bowl LX (Big Cat Country) Jacksonville’s former 70th overall pick was waived during final roster cuts and claimed by the Colts in […]
The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to terms with current Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klink Kubiak to be their next head coach because he’s widely considered a brilliant offensive mind in the NFL. The Seahawks’ offense finished the regular season third in points scored and eighth in total yards, and Kubiak’s use of 12 personnel (one […]
Throughout the season, the New England Patriots offensive line has gone out to dinner every Thursday night. Despite the team spending the week on the road in California as prep for Super Bowl LX continued, they were not going to let a tradition die. On Wednesday night before families arrived into town from home, the […]
It's not often you make a decision that many believe is a mistake, only to get a second chance to at it. That's what Miami Dolphins HC Jeff Hafley was given.
The Steelers are expected to hire Derius Swinton II as a senior special teams assistant, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported Thursday. Swinton was the Las Vegas Raiders’ interim special teams coordinator in 2025, where he worked with now-Steelers defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Before then, Swinton was a special teams assistant for Las Vegas from […]
Appearing in four Super Bowls during his playing days, Mike Vrabel is no stranger to the game’s biggest stage. And yet, Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks will have a different feel to it: it will be his first time back since moving from player to coach. Vrabel accomplishing this in his first back in […]
The Detroit Lions have a new tight ends coach. It’s a promotion from within, but maybe not the one you were expecting. Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions are promoting assistant offensive line coach Steve Oliver to tight ends coach rather than assistant tight ends coach Seth Ryan. Oliver takes over for Tyler Roehl, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colts fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the Super Bowl just days away, it’s time to get everyone on the record. Who […]
The Steelers are adding another assistant coach according to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz, who posted Thursday that the team is expected to hire TCU assistant linebackers coach Eric Simonelli. As Zenitz notes, Simonelli has ties to now-Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy. Before TCU, Simonelli worked as a quality control coach on offense, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Texans fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the Super Bowl just days away, it’s time to get everyone on the record. Who […]
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has a considerable amount of work to accomplish between now and the end of the 2026 NFL Draft to fix the current state of the roster. Fortunately, Berry has assets to work with, including an expected increase in the salary cap for 2026, along with 10 selections in the […]
The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl, but this is not a seamless continuation from the dynasty days. Not only is the team virtually entirely different — offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is the only significant holdover from the franchise’s glory days — it also is entering the game against the Seattle Seahawks […]
With beloved, and highly respected offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland leaving, with highly respected defensive backs coach Christian Parker leaving to be the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, with many highly attractive possibilities as offensive coordinator turning the Eagles down, with a cracked offensive line, with Lane Johnson contemplating retirement, and the Wild Card-round […]
The Seattle Seahawks have played a pair of international games in recent seasons, defeating the then-Oakland, but now Las Vegas Raiders in London in 2018, but losing to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Munich in 2022. The NFL is slated to put nine international games on the calendar in 2026, and on […]
There is a long way to go for Miami Dolphins QB Quinn Ewers to become a weekly NFL starter, but he is welcoming the competition.
With the start of the new league fast approaching, the Dallas Cowboys are going to have to get creative to free up some cap flexibility. As of now, the Cowboys are projected to be over the league’s salary cap by $31M. That’s not what you want to hear when Dallas has several players they need […]
One year after entering the playoffs as the best division in football, the NFC North simultaneously took a step back and also wrote its place in history during the 2025 season. Despite only sending two teams to the playoffs and only one with 10-plus wins, all four teams finished above .500, which is almost unheard […]
When Jeff Stoutland announced on Wednesday that he wouldn’t be returning as an Eagles coach, it changed the whole perception of what the 2026 team was going to look like. There were also immediate concerns about the esteemed OL coach making a choice to leave an organization he has been loyal to for 13 years. […]
Drake Maye knows what it’s like to be in Will Campbell’s shoes. While the Patriots quarterback has never had to block a pass rusher, Maye, like Campbell, came to New England from the South as a top-five draft pick. Those similarities helped the two quickly form a close bond in their first season as teammates. […]
One game for all the marbles, and the winner gets to take home the trophy and earn the prestigious title of 2025 Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition Champion! Oh, and Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots is this Sunday, too. While the Las Vegas Raiders technically aren’t participating […]
The Ravens appear to be putting together a star-studded staff under new head coach Jesse Minter. Here are the early grades from Baltimore Beatdown’s writers: I’ll play devil’s advocate here and give Minter a B. His staff-building approach has been interesting, to say the least, drawing largely from the college ranks and not, as expected, […]
We’ve reached the top 5 in our top ten Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. Some of the games in the top 5 are predictable, but some may not be ones fans would expect to find this high. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. I […]
I think it’s safe to say that most St. Louis Cardinals fans are anxious to identify the next St. Louis Cardinals core group of players you rebuild around. Once identified, you would hope to lock those players into long-term extensions. If you were St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom, would you work […]